geheim

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German geheim.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯m
  • Audio:(file)
  • IPA(key): /ɣəˈɦɛi̯m/

Noun

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geheim n (plural geheimen, diminutive geheimpje n)

  1. secret

Derived terms

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Adjective

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geheim (comparative geheimer, superlative geheimst)

  1. secret

Declension

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Declension of geheim
uninflected geheim
inflected geheime
comparative geheimer
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial geheim geheimer het geheimst
het geheimste
indefinite m./f. sing. geheime geheimere geheimste
n. sing. geheim geheimer geheimste
plural geheime geheimere geheimste
definite geheime geheimere geheimste
partitive geheims geheimers

Synonyms

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Antonyms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Negerhollands: geheim
  • Caribbean Javanese: kehèm, khehèim

Adverb

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geheim

  1. secretly

German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From ge- +‎ Heim (home); for the semantic development, compare heimlich and Dutch heimelijk (in contrast to English homely).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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geheim (strong nominative masculine singular geheimer, comparative geheimer, superlative am geheimsten)

  1. secret, clandestine
    Synonyms: heimlich, klammheimlich
  2. (obsolete) familiar, dear
  3. (obsolete) homely, cozy
  4. (obsolete) tame, domesticated

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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Further reading

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  • geheim” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • geheim” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • geheim” in Duden online

Luxembourgish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German geheim.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡeˈhai̯m/, [ɡəˈhɑɪ̯m]

Adjective

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geheim (masculine geheimen, neuter geheimt, comparative méi geheim, superlative am geheimsten)

  1. secret

Declension

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